Testosterone

Clenbuterol -- A fat burning agent . Winstrol -- Melts fat to form lean muscle . Anavar- Preserves muscle mass to give the body a cut, lean appearance . Dianabol- A strength and muscle mass agent . Trenbolone - A popular cutting and bulking agent . Testosterone - Boosts strength, endurance, bulking and cutting . Deca Durabolin -- A popular strength and muscle…

studies recorded slight inhibition of growth differentiation factor-8 (myostatin) [5]. Pre-workout supplements are used to enhance resistance-training performance and generally contain: caffeine, β-alanine and l-arginine as main ingredients [6]. Testosterone, androgen, and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1)…

genitalia (Hines, Ahmed, Hughes 93). Since the genitalia are female appear female, most people with this disorder are pronounce female at birth and are thus raised as females. In fact, people with this disorder are more feminine at puberty due to testosterone being converted to estrogen. CAIS is extremely rare. It affects 1 in every 20,000 births. The disorder is usually diagnosed at birth because the genitals appear different however it somestimes is not seen until puberty. There is no…

When it comes to the topic of using performance enhancing drugs (PED) for sports, most of us will readily agree that using PED for sports is cheating. Where this agreement usually ends, however, should athletes be allowed to use PED to gain an advantage. Whereas some are convinced that it shouldn’t matter how an athlete gains their athleticism. Those unfamiliar with this school of thought may be interested to know that it basically boils down to fairness. It is not fair to have some athletes…

Side Effects of Androgenic Drugs: In men, androgenic steroids can: Reduce sperm count. Shrink the testicles. Cause you not to be able to father children. Enlarge the breasts. In women, androgenic steroids can: Increase body hair. Make skin rough. Decrease breast size. Enlarge the clitoris. Deepen the voice. In both men and women, androgenic steroids can cause: High blood pressure, heart attack, or stroke. Higher levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and lower levels of good cholesterol (HDL).…

performance-enhancing drugs are strictly prohibited, regardless of whether they are used during or outside of the sports season. Anabolic steroids are a type of performance-enhancing drug that are synthetic substances related to the male sex hormone testosterone. Anabolic steroids can alter the bodies hormonal balance, and increase the development of male sexual characteristics in males and females with the intent of increasing muscle mass, speed and strength, etc. Anabolic steroids can have…

William Dudley. He also notes, “However, many people believe that McGwire’s achievement was tarnished by a revelation some weeks earlier that he had been using androstenedione, a compound that temporarily boosts levels of the male sex hormone testosterone” (7). This revelation drew attention to the serious problem of performance- enhancing drug use in professional and amateur sports. In the world of sports, performance enhancing drugs and blood doping can cause health problems, damages to…

Body Building Supplements have been stigmatized by a reputation for a number of reasons. When athletes and steroid abuse anabolic body builders, they gain a competitive advantage over their opponents. As a result, officials in the sport of cricket to body building supplements and anabolic steroids considered against the rules. This isevident in the recent scandals in baseball superstar Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire. In 1980, the World Wrestling Federation also went through a scandal that led to…

Research on testosterone and dominance in romantic relationships has focused on correlating basal testosterone levels with relationship outcomes, and previous work suggests the utility of using testosterone reactivity as a biological marker of social submission (e.g., Maner et al., 2008). The research reported here extended work in this area by investigating how dominance influences testosterone regulation in romantic partners who engaged in an emotional discussion in which one person was…

Steroids Should be Banned from Sports Should steroids be banned from sports? That is the question many people ask themselves and others. I myself believe that steroids should be banned from every sport. Steroids have a plethora of downfalls to them which should make people realize they’re wrong. They have numerous health repercussions and side effects. They provide an unfair athletic advantage. Steroids even affect the integrity and fairness of the history of sports. Throughout this essay I will…